Saturday 16 September 1995 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 08:388:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5610:56 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 94 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
05:205:20 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:306:30 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
11:2911:29 AM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 17 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:205:20 AM to 29:205:20+1 AM
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 10:5610:56 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 11:1411:14 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 06:306:30 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:5610:56 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:473:47 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:473:47 AM | 04:334:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:104:10 AM | 05:205:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:205:20 AM | 07:487:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:205:20 AM | 06:526:52 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:205:20 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:096:09 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:397:39 AM | 09:269:26 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:487:48 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:248:24 AM | 09:579:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4212:42 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:332:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:321:32 PM | 14:212:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:375:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:315:31 PM | 19:197:19 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:375:37 PM | 19:117:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:375:37 PM | 18:016:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:375:37 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0511:05 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:194:19+1 AM | 30:076:07+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |